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The Portuguese signed aims to leave a legecy at the club after signing a new one-year deal at Old Trafford last week which will keep him at the club until 2020, plua the option of a further season, following 20 months in charge.

Mourinho said the new contract was his most ‘special’ deal yet as he had not been awarded it after winning a title like at Real Madrid and Chelsea .

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Traditionally, Mourinho’s first two seasons at a club are his best and his longest spell in charge of one particularly team remains three years, three months and 18 days in his first spell at Chelsea.

Having previously left Porto and Inter Milan after leading them to Champions League glory before his contract was even up, Mourinho is beginning to put down roots at United as he enters the final stretch of his career.

And, just a week after completing the signing of Alexis Sanchez, Mourinho feels everyone at the club is on the same page as he looks to avoid the dreaded third-season syndrome report the MEN .

Jose Mourinho, manager of Manchester United, looks on during the Premier League match against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium on March 19, 2017

“The club wants the same as I want - it’s as simple as that,” he said at his pre-match press conference.

“The club, the owners, the board, they have the same ambitions that I have and they have the same desire to improve at every level to make possible that these ambitions - in terms of sporting achievements - we can reach them sooner or later.

“We know that stability is very important and we decide to sign a new contract with this in mind. We believe in each other and have common goals.”

United head to Wembley to play fifth-placed Tottenham on Wednesday night for the first time since they beat Southampton in the Carabao Cup final nearly a year ago.

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And Mourinho believes finishing in the top four is now harder than ever with United, City , Chelsea, Liverpool , Tottenham and Arsenal all in the mix.

“It’s hard. Last season was hard. This season is hard,” he said.

“Last season we gave up at that fight when we felt that it was going to be very difficult to do that plus the injuries plus the Europa League.

“But this season everybody is there and speaking about Tottenham, they are fifth but they are one of the best teams in the league so fifth, fourth, third is not important for the match. What is important is the great quality they have.